After taking a woman back to his apartment above a restaurant, a failed Iraqi asylum seeker brutally murdered her and chopped her body into bits. However, he was quick to tell the court why he shouldn’t be blamed for her gruesome death.
Failed Iraqi asylum seeker Azam Mangori was eligible for deportation while living in the UK, which he had entered after traveling through Turkey, Greece, Germany, and France. He had been smuggled into England in a truck, later moving to Exeter in search of work. Less than 2 months later, he repaid his host country by committing one of the most heinous crimes the city has ever seen.
The court heard that Mangori, 24, likely suffocated 32-year-old Lorraine Cox by shoving her own t-shirt into her mouth before performing a grisly dissection on her corpse, Metro reports. The Iraqi Kurd had a sexual encounter with the woman in an alleyway before taking her to his apartment above a kebab shop, where he murdered Cox and cut her body into 7 pieces over the course of a week to satisfy his “morbid interest in amputation.”
Initially, Mangori denied anything to do with the murder and gruesome dismemberment. In fact, his main defense was to tell the court that he was actually gay, which would not only throw a wrench in the prosecution’s argument but could also help his asylum case by painting him as a political asylum seeker. Unfortunately for him, more than one incriminating video of his interaction with Cox fell into the hands of investigators.
“He was even clearer about that part. He said he had never brought a woman back to his flat,” the prosecutor said. “He underlined that emphasis by saying he was not interested in women. He said he was gay. That was not the whole truth as he had contact with female escorts. He was saying ‘I am gay why would I bring a woman back to my room? I have never seen this lady.'”
After prosecutors presented videos of Mangori engaging in sex with Cox in an alley and walking her back to his flat, the defense had to drastically change their argument. Incredibly, Mangori not only admitted to having sex with Cox and taking her back to his apartment, but he also confessed to chopping up her body and disposing of the pieces. However, he claimed that he didn’t murder her and that she had mysteriously died after ingesting drugs and alcohol after they had sex.
“I just remember waking up, like it was a nightmare,” Mangori said. “I just freaked out when I saw her. I just dragged her on to my bed because she looked really cold. Deep down I knew she was dead, but I thought she would wake up.”
Unsurprisingly, the jury wasn’t convinced by any of Mangori’s excuses. After just 6 hours of deliberation, he was found guilty of murder. Despite his conviction, Mangori’s case has sparked outrage over his immigration status.
Many realize that the failed asylum seeker had passed through multiple European countries before settling in Britain. The anger has prompted the prosecution to address the issue.
“This was a complex case which saw the police and CPS working closely together from an early stage of the investigation.” Helen Phillips, of the CPS, said. “Huge amounts of forensic and digital evidence were analysed and the investigation led overseas to Iraq and Germany. Thanks to the excellent work of Devon and Cornwall Police, the CPS were able to build a compelling case that led to today’s guilty verdict. The CPS and police are committed to working together to deliver justice for the victims of violent crime. Our thoughts are with Lorraine’s family and friends at this difficult time.”
Mangori was never meant to be in England, much less any part of Europe. He was apparently known to immigration officials and was rejected for asylum as he was unqualified, yet he was still allowed to remain in the UK.
If any of the countries Mangori passed through had stricter immigration enforcement, Cox would still be alive. Had they deported him when they discovered he was in the country illegally, Cox would still be alive. A broken immigration system, lack of enforcement, and fear of being accused of racism led to the brutal and wholly preventable murder of a young woman.
Source: Tap Worthy Happenings
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